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Ministry of Heavy Industries
Centre vigilant about safety standards of EVs; 3 manufacturing companies recalls electric vehicles
As per information received from Ministry of Road Transport & Highways , expert committee was constituted with independent experts from DRDO, Indian Institute of Science  Bengaluru and Naval Science & Technological Laboratory  Visakhapatnam to tackle the safety related recent issues of electric vehicles.
The following manufacturers have recalled vehicles:
- Okinawa has recalled 3215 units of vehicles on 16thApril, 2022.
- Pure EV has recalled 2000 units of vehicles on 21stApril, 2022.
- Ola Electric has recalled 1441 units of vehicles on 23rdApril, 2022.
Testing of components for EVs is done as per relevant standards, as specified in Rule 126 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rule, 1989 to ensure compliance.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 540
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 198.75 Crore
More than 8 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 198.75 Crore  today. More than 8 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10409554
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2nd Dose
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10071723
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Precaution Dose
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5854133
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18425539
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2nd Dose
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17637163
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Precaution Dose
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10867763
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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37459201
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2nd Dose
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25102190
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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60683232
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2nd Dose
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49562085
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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558564354
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2nd Dose
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503858571
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Precaution Dose
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3945115
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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203501106
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2nd Dose
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194017380
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Precaution Dose
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3024944
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127308998
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2nd Dose
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121216174
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Precaution Dose
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26022940
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1016351984
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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921465286
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Precaution Dose
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49714895
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Total
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1987532165
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 9th July, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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54
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2nd Dose
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358
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Precaution Dose
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14470
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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116
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2nd Dose
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768
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Precaution Dose
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53866
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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52459
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2nd Dose
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112399
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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16056
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2nd Dose
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44744
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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26117
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2nd Dose
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158266
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Precaution Dose
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138253
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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5620
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2nd Dose
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35741
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Precaution Dose
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54398
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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3816
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2nd Dose
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24496
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Precaution Dose
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153667
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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104238
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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376772
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Precaution Dose
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414654
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Total
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895664
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 76.57Cr
More than 64.5 Lakh doses administered in last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 97.64%
30,570 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload is 1.03% of Total Cases
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 83 days
With the administration of 64,51,423 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, country’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage surpassed the cumulative figure of 76.57 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 77,22,914sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,65,645
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2nd Dose
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86,41,364
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,40,334
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2nd Dose
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1,42,03,101
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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30,91,72,935
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2nd Dose
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4,88,51,566
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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14,62,56,729
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2nd Dose
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6,50,07,644
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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9,45,11,108
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2nd Dose
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5,03,66,711
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Total
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76,57,17,137
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
The recovery of 38,303 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,25,60,474.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.64%.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 81 consecutive days now.
30,570 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload is presently 3,42,923. Active cases presently constitute 1.03% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
15,79,761tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 54.77 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.93% remains less than 3% for the last 83 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be 1.94%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% for last 17 days and below 5% for 100 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Spices Board organizes a virtual BSM for the turmeric
With the approaching harvest season of the golden spice, turmeric, Spices Board conducted a virtual Buyer Seller Meet to strengthen market linkages and promoting exports. A total of 122 participants were part of this interactive event. The BSM aimed at giving accessibility to farmers and farmer producer groups for better price realization for their produce.
The immunity boosting properties of turmeric have played a key role in boosting the demand of the spice during the COVID 19 pandemic situation, which in turn contributed to a significant growth of 42 per cent in quantity  and 35 per cent in value
of turmeric exports during the first half of the current financial year .
Inaugurating the BSM, Shri Arvind Dharmapuri, Hon’ble MP Nizamabad, observed that the region is known for cultivation of turmeric and there is scope for enhancing exports from the region by focusing on processing and value addition in the crop as the spice is known for its health properties. He also suggested that guidance may be given to farmers for improving the quality of turmeric.
Turmeric is mainly grown in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala,Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal and the North Eastern states. Telangana is the largest producer of the spice in the country in which four districts viz. Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Adilabad account for around 90 per cent of the production of turmeric in the State.
Apart from giving extension support, conducting activities for post harvest improvement and export promotion, and bringing together stakeholders on synergistic platforms, Spices Board has constituted a Turmeric Task Force Committee  to augment collaborative efforts by various stakeholders for effectively tapping the full commercial prospects of Turmeric. The Committee has conducted three meetings so far and has addressed issues on purity of seed material, post harvest practices and so on for assuring clean and quality spices from the region.
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Finance Commission meets its Advisory Council
The Fifteenth Finance Commission  had virtual meetings with its Advisory Council on 25th and 26th June, 2020 and discussed various issues confronting the Commission now. The meeting, chaired by Shri N. K. Singh, Chairman XVFC was attended by all members and senior officials of the Commission. From the Advisory Council, Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Dr. Sajjid Z Chinoy, Dr. Prachi Mishra, Mr. Neelkanth Mishra and Dr. Omkar Goswami and special invitee Dr. Rathin Roy attended the meeting on 25th June, 2020. Dr. Arvind Virmani, Dr. D K Srivastava, Dr. M Govinda Rao and Dr. Sudipto Mundle from the Advisory Council, along with Dr. Shankar Acharya and Dr. Pronab Sen, attended the meeting on 26th June 2020. These were the third set of meetings with the Advisory Council, after the submission of the Report of the XVFC for the year 2020-21 and second such meeting since the onset of national lockdown due to Coid-19 pandemic.
The Members of the Advisory Council felt that since they had met the Commission in April, national lockdown was further extended till end of May and now restrictions are being lifted in phased manner resulting in gradual resumption of economic activities. However, the impact of the pandemic on the economy and on the fiscal positions of the Union and State Governments is still highly uncertain. Many analysts and think-tanks have reduced their GDP growth projections for 2020-21. Due to ongoing social distancing measures in place and local level restrictions in many places, supply chains are not yet fully restored, which affects recovery process.
The Advisory Council also discussed the adverse implications of constraints in the economy on tax revenue collections of the Union and State Governments. While noting that tax collections can be considerably affected by the pandemic, some Members of the Council indicated the impact of the pandemic on tax collections may also be asymmetric.
Implications on the deficits and debt of the general government was discussed, along with constraints and possibilities for establishing a path for consolidation of public debt, post the pandemic. On the expenditure side, Governments will have substantial expenditure burden on account of health, support to poor and other economic agents.
The Members of the Advisory Council expressed that there is massive uncertainty going forward and appreciated the tall challenges for the Commission in designing fiscal transfers for the five-year period. The Commission along with the Advisory Council will be closely monitoring emerging indications on the economic and fiscal front as they become available, in order to make the best possible assessment.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
NHAI achieves highest ever Construction of National Highways in FY 2019-20
NHAI has accomplished construction of 3,979 km of national highways in the financial Year 2019-20. This is the highest ever highway construction achieved in a financial year by NHAI. The construction pace as noticed in last years has seen a steady growth with 3,380 Km construction in the FY 2018-19. Continuing the same trend with the development of 3,979 km of national highways during FY 2019-20, NHAI has achieved an all-time high construction since its inception in 1995.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has envisaged an ambitious highway development programme Bharatmala Pariyojana which includes development of about 65,000 km national highways. Under Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana, the Ministry has approved implementation of 34,800 km of national highways in 5 years with an outlay of Rs 5,35,000 crore. NHAI has been mandated development of about 27,500 km of national highways under Bharatmal Pariyojna Phase-I.
In order to accelerate the pace of construction, large no. of initiatives have been taken to revive the stalled projects and expedite completion of new projects :
• Streamlining of land acquisition and acquisition of major portion of land prior to invitation of bids.
• Award of projects after adequate project preparation in terms of land acquisition, clearances etc.
• Disposal of cases in respect of Change of Scope  and Extension of Time  in a time bound manner
• Procedure for approval of General Arrangement Drawing for ROBs simplified and made online.
• Close coordination with other Ministries and State Governments
• One time fund infusion
• Regular review at various levels and identification/ removal of bottlenecks in project execution
• Proposed exit for Equity Investors
• Securitization of road sector loans
• Disputes Resolution mechanism revamped to avoid delays in completion of projects.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Civil Aviation organises Special Campaign 2.0 for Swachhata from 2nd to 31st October 2022
The campaign focuses on the disposal of pending matters, weeding out old/redundant files and the overall cleanliness of the offices with a special focus on space management.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation is organising the “Special Campaign 2.0 for Swachhata” from 2nd to 31st October 2022 in continuation of the campaign held in 2021.
The Special Campaign 2.0 is being run by all Ministries / Departments of the Government of India and their attached/subordinate offices with a focus on the field/outstation offices. Offices responsible for service delivery or those involving public interface are being given special attention.
On 3rd October 2022, Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia administered the oath of cleanliness  to the officials of the ministry and encouraged them by participating in the cleanliness drive. During the oath, he said, “ना स्वयं गन्दगी करूंगा, नाही दूसरों को करने दूंगा” ।
The Minister inspected the progress of the campaign in Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan on 12th and 19th October 2022 and gave necessary directions to the officials.
In the campaign of previous year, 8993 files were weeded, 3900 square feet of space was created and a revenue of Rs 310,050 was generated by scrap disposal. This year, as on 20th October 2022, 11,187 files have been weeded, 18,374 square feet of space has been freed and revenue of Rs. 8,993,471 have been generated.
Ministry of Civil Aviation, its attached offices such as DGCA, BCAS, CRS & AAIB, related autonomous bodies such as AERA, IGRUA & RGNAU, PSUs such as AAI, AIAHL, and PHL are actively running the campaign by sensitizing their officers, mobilising ground functionaries, appointing nodal officers, and working to meet the milestones of the campaign.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
MOBILE VIDEO VAN FOR AWARENESS ON COVID APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR FLAGGED OFF
The Collector of Siddipet P Venkatramireddy flagged off the mobile video van of Press Information Bureau and Regional Outreach Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India at Siddipet today. The video publicity van is equipped with audio-visual creative and infographics on encouraging COVID appropriate behaviour such as the right way of using masks, maintaining of physical distance, maintenance of hygiene etc and aims to enhance awareness at the grassroot level. PIB in consultation with the district officials has drawn up a schedule to address the awareness needs in specific clusters with maximum active cases.
Speaking on the occasion, the Collector said that the COVID cases being reported in Siddipet have come down considerably during the past 6 days. This has been the result of the concerted efforts made by the entire district administration, local elected members and SHG women groups. The District Collector further informed that intensified testing, following up with each Covid positive person and creating confidence among the community has contributed to bringing down the numbers of corona positive cases in the district. He said the district medical and health officials, revenue officials and SHGs have been given responsibility of a few villages and wards in Siddipet to talk to the Covid patient’s family members every day.
Siddipet is one among the eight districts identified in Telangana with maximum number of active cases with the others being, Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Ranagareddy, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Siddipet, Sangareddy and Waranagal Urban.
The officials of Press Information Bureau, Regional Outreach Bureau, DD, AIR and various district officials, present on the occasion.
Election Commission
Final Average Voter Turnout in West Bengal in Seventh Phase of Poll is 78.65%
Kolkata, May 20, 2019
In seventh phase of General Election, 2019 nine constituencies of West Bengal went for poll. These constituencies are DumDum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar , Mathurapur , Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin and Kolkata Uttar. The total average voter turnout in this State in the last phase of poll is 78.65 per cent. Basirhat witnessed the highest percentage of voter turnout. Here, the percentage is 85.42. This was followed by Mathurapur -84.85 per cent. Then came Jaynagar -82.26 per cent, Diamond Harbour-81.90 per cent, Barasat- 81.19 per cent, Jadavpur-78.34 per cent, DumDum-76.88 per cent, Kolkata Dakshin-69.65 per cent and |Kolkata Uttar-65.74 per cent.
Meanwhile, to ensure adequate it has been decided to keep Central forces in the State. Two hundred companies of Central forces will be retained here to assist in counting and also handling security requirements. The remaining 500 companies will be moved out of the State.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Implementation of National Creche Scheme
As per the National Sample Survey Office  Report No. 559, NSS 68th Round, proportion of women engaged in domestic duties increased from 35.3 per cent in 2004-05 to 42.2 per cent in 2011-12 in rural areas. Further, in urban areas, proportion of women engaged in domestic duties increased from 45.6 per cent in 2004-05 to 48.2 per cent in 2011-12.
The Government of India provides direct/ indirect support in cash or kind to the mothers for nutrition support & child-care through various schemes such as Anganwadi services and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana.
National Crèche Scheme is being implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme through the States/UTs with effect from 01.01.2017 to provide day care facilities to children  of working mothers. The Scheme provides supplementary nutrition, health care inputs like immunization, polio drops, basic health monitoring, sleeping facilities, early stimulation , pre-school education for 3-6 yrs. As on 30.06.2019, 7930 crèches are functional across the country.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
RISC-V is becoming a global movement, in which India will play a leading role: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
One year after launch of Semicon India Conference by PM, legendary chips designer Jim Keller’s Tenstorrent sets up office in India
Time and place for RISC-V is India and Bengaluru is capital of RISC-V innovation: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Young Indians are going to shape future of Semicon design: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said Indian startups using RISC-V have tremendous opportunities for developing products, devices and AI solutions with global companies like Tenstorrent evincing interest for collaborations.
The RISC-V, an open-source instruction set architecture  is being increasingly used for innovations, particularly when it comes to emerging and rapidly developing AI solutions. “RISC-V is becoming a global movement with India as a leading player,” the Minister said, while addressing the RISC-V Technology Conference on ‘Nerds Talking To Nerds’, organised by Tenstorrent at Bengaluru in Karnataka.
“We are living in extremely interesting times for technology space and in the next five years, centres of gravity will be rebuilt around newer geopolitics and newer talent pools. Young Indians are going to shape the future of Semicon design and build and create new products, new devices and new solutions,” he said.
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, himself a former chip designer, welcomed the move by legendary chips designer Jim Keller’s decision to set up his startup Tenstorrent’s office in India, saying, “I am happy that within a year of the launch of the 1st Semicon India Conference by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, global semicon leaders like Jim Keller are moving to India and catalysing future design startups in the country. The time and place for RISC-V is India and Bengaluru is the capital of RISC-V innovation,” he said.
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Bureau of Indian Standards conducted Hindi workshop
Bureau of Indian Standards  , Chennai has conducted Hindi workshop on the topic “Utility of noting/drafting in Official Work” and “Official Hindi & Simple Grammar” on 25.03.2021 which was inaugurated by Scientist G & Deputy Director General  Shri M.V.S.D. Prasada Rao. Dr P. R. Vasudevan Shesh, Ex. Senior Hindi Officer, CAG Chennai conducted the workshop titled “Utility of noting/drafting in Official Work” and “Official Hindi & Simple Grammar ” and explained the ways for learning the Official Language  easily.
Various doubts raised by the participants during the workshop were clarified by Dr P. R. Vasudevan Shesh and he appreciated the interest shown by the BIS SRO employees towards Hindi.
This is stated in a press release issued by Shri. H.Ajay Khanna, Deputy Director , Bureau of Indian Standards , Chennai.
President's Secretariat
Faculty and course members of 63rd NDC course call on the President
In the fast-changing geopolitical environment, we need to be well prepared to tackle any adverse situation: President Murmu
The faculty and course members of 63rd National Defence College Course, called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that today, our security concerns extend way beyond preservation of territorial integrity and encompass other dimensions of well-being dealing with economy, environment, energy security, and cyber security among others. The role of Armed Forces has also expanded beyond traditional military matters. Future conflicts in the complex defence and security environment would require a more integrated multi-state and multi-agency approach. The NDC Course therefore, plays an important role in preparing military and the civil services officers to deal with the complex security environment of the future in a comprehensive manner.
The President said that the global geopolitical environment is dynamic and poses numerous challenges. In the fast-changing geopolitical environment, we need to be well prepared to tackle any adverse situation. There is a need to have a deeper understanding of national and global issues. We not only have to secure our national interests but also prepare for new security challenges like cyber warfare, technology enabled terrorism and climate change. Updated knowledge and cutting-edge technologies based on extensive research are required to be applied.
The President noted that the National Defence College course is one-of-its-kind course encompassing areas of national security and strategy, along with governance, technology, history and economics. She expressed confidence that the holistic approach of learning at the NDC – comprising research, classroom discussions, insights from eminent speakers, and on-ground exposure through national and international visits, has enriched course members in terms of facing challenges.
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